Therthangal Spoonbill Colony Returned to 12 Active Nests After Complete Breeding Failure
Six breeding seasons at Therthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu ranged from 12 active Eurasian Spoonbill nests in…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Lapwing and Oystercatcher Nesting Shifted in Opposite Directions With Latitude
Fifty years of UK nest records showed that northern lapwings nested later towards the north while Eurasian oystercatchers…
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Late Spring Frost Was Linked to About 4% Smaller Pied Flycatcher Eggs
After a severe April frost damaged emerging oak foliage at Valsaín in central Spain, Pied Flycatchers laid eggs…
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Frequent Researcher Visits Were Linked to Lower Eastern Barn Owl Nest Survival During Incubation
Across 57 nest boxes and 108 breeding attempts in Malaysian oil-palm plantations, more frequent researcher visits were linked…
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Video Collars Showed GPS Methods Were Only About 70% Accurate at Detecting Caribou Calving
Video collars from 160 adult females in the Porcupine and Western Arctic herds showed that two GPS movement…
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Record May Heatwave Reduced Breeding Success and Nestling Mass in Great Tits and Eurasian Blue Tits
Compared with equivalent parts of the breeding season in 1978–2025, fledgling number declined by 4.5 nestlings in 2026…
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Only About Half of American Common Eider Females Were Estimated to Breed in a Given Year
Satellite tracking of 123 females across Maine and eastern Canada estimated overall breeding propensity at 53%, while regional…
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88% of Monitored Oriental Magpie-Robin Nests Produced a Fledgling in Islamabad
Of 32 active Oriental Magpie-Robin nests monitored at Quaid-i-Azam University, 28 produced at least one fledgling. Most nests…
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Painted Stork Nesting Peaked from August to November at Sultanpur National Park
Fortnightly surveys at Sultanpur National Park recorded 97 Painted Stork nests. Nest building, egg laying and incubation were…
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Black-crowned Night Herons Had 87.7% Hatching Success Across Four Algerian Wetland Colonies
A five-year study of four wetland colonies in north-eastern Algeria found a mean clutch of 3.3 eggs and…
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Monitored New Jersey Osprey Pair Lost All Three Chicks After Signs of Food Stress
A closely monitored Osprey pair in Stafford Township lost all three chicks during the 2026 breeding season after…
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Squacco Herons Made Libya’s First Confirmed Breeding Attempt
A nest with four eggs at treated-wastewater ponds provided Libya’s first confirmed evidence of a breeding attempt by…
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Mallards in Algeria Had Larger Nests and Eggs and Higher Breeding Success Later in the Season
Across 20 mallard nests on an island in Oued Charef Dam, northeastern Algeria, nest dimensions and egg size…
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Eurasian Skylark Breeding Success Was Much Higher in Extensively Managed Grassland Than Intensive Farmland
In 38 Eurasian skylark nests in the Diepholzer Moorniederung, Germany, Mayfield-estimated breeding success was 81.7% in extensively managed…
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Earlier Laying, Larger Clutches and Better Habitat Were Linked to Higher Western Cattle Egret Breeding Success
A five-year study of 1,779 Western Cattle Egret nests in northeastern Algeria found that breeding performance varied strongly…
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Brown Rock Chat Young Began Short Flights at 17–19 Days in Sikar
Observations in Sikar from March to July 2026 documented three pale-blue eggs, 13–15 days of incubation, rapid nestling…
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Downy Chick and Juvenile on Bintan Provided Indonesia’s First Confirmed Red-wattled Lapwing Breeding Record
A downy chick on 18 January and a juvenile on 21 February 2026 provided Indonesia's first confirmed Red-wattled…
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Long-term Pair Bonds Were Linked to More Clutches and Hatchlings per Season in Red-wattled Lapwings
A six-year Dubai study found that red-wattled lapwings retaining the same partner for several years produced more clutches…
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Surveys Recorded 1,258 Active River Tern Nests at Bhadra, Described as India’s Largest Known Colony
Surveys from January to August 2023 at Bhadra Reservoir recorded 3,927 river terns and 1,258 active nests across…
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Purple Sunbirds Used Both Vegetation and Human-Made Supports for Nesting in Northwestern India
A 2026 study at four agricultural sites in Punjab and Haryana found purple sunbirds nesting in both vegetation…
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